Ypshna latipennata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aeshnoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Superordo: Odonatoptera Ordo: Odonata Subordo: Anisoptera Superfamilia: Aeshnoidea

Familia: Aeshnidae
Subfamilia:incertae sedis
Genera:†Ypshna
Species:†Ypshna latipennata

Name

• †Ypshna latipennata Archibald, S.B. & Cannings, R.A., 2019

Type locality

• Early Eocene Ypresian; Eocene Okanagan Highlands; McAbee fossil beds, Tranquille Formation, Kamloops Group, British Columbia, Canada

Type material

• Holotype:TRU F-1050, F-1051 (part, counterpart)
  • Repository: Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
• Paratype: RBCM-P558 (also labeled as SBA-105A, B)
  • Repository: Royal British Columbia Museum, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Etymology

• The specific epithet latipennata is formed from the Latin latus (broad) and pennatus (winged), referring to the broader wing that distinguishes it from its congener.

References

• Archibald, S.B. & Cannings, R.A. (2019) Fossil dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera) from the early Eocene Okanagan Highlands, western North America. The Canadian Entomologist 151(6): 783–816. doi:10.4039/tce.2019.61.